The difference between silkworm and cicada

Silkworm is the larva of silkworm moth, the main source of silk raw material, has an important position in human economic life and cultural history, cicada is the representative species of cicada insect, also known as cicada, cicada turtle, etc. Silkworm and cicada are two completely different insects, let's take a look at their differences below!

Silkworms and cicadas belong to different families

1. Silkworm: Silkworm is an insect in the animal kingdom, arthropod phylum, insect class, lepidoptera and silkworm moth family.

2. Cicadas: Cicadas belong to the animal kingdom, Arthropod phylum, Hexapoda, Insecta, Ptera, Hemiptera, Cephalorhynchus, Cicadidae insects.

Silkworms and cicadas have different feeding habits

Silkworms: Silkworms usually feed on plant leaves, mulberry leaves are the most suitable natural food for silkworms.

Cicada: Cicada larvae live in the soil, sucking the roots of plants, adults eat the juice of plants.

The difference between silkworm and cicada growth

1. Silkworm: Silkworm is a metamorphosis insect. It goes through four stages in its life: egg, larva, pupa and moth.

2. Cicada: Cicada is an incomplete metamorphosis, which consists of eggs, larvae (nymph), molting several times, and becoming an adult without passing through the pupa stage.

Silkworms and cicadas have different uses.

1. Silkworm: The value of silkworm mainly lies in silk. Silkworm is one of the economic insects that spin silk and cocoon on mulberry leaves. Silk is the main raw material of silk products and plays an important role in human economic life and cultural history.

2. Cicada: Cicada is mainly used for medicinal and edible purposes. Cicada mature nymph changes into adults, eclosion shed shell called cicada slough, also known as "cicada shell" or "cicada skin", its main components contain chitin and protein, sweet, salty, cold, into the lung, liver meridian, is an important spicy cool solution table Chinese medicine, cicada body is also rich in protein.